The 88th annual Academy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood. It was hosted by actor Chris Rock.

The broadcast clocked in at just over 3.5 hours, with the finale being the announcement of Spotlight as the Best Picture. A consistent theme throughout the broadcast was the racial inequity of an all-white list of nominees. Chris Rock hammered the topic home many, many times, to the point of tedium. One would hope that the message has been sent loud and clear, and that 2016 will provide opportunities for a wide variety of people to demonstrate their best work and be recognized in the 2017 nominations.

New this year was the "thank you scroll" of names that appeared on-screen, which was intended to allow the winners to thank everyone, but keep the verbal speechmaking to a minimum. Not everyone got the memo, but most kept their speeches brief, and some even used the opportunity to say something interesting. Leonardo DiCaprio said it best at the end of his speech in which he made a plea to combat climate change, and when he said "I thank you all for this amazing award tonight. Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take tonight for granted. Thank you so very much."

Academy Award Winners
	Amy	Documentary Feature
	Bear Story	Animated Short Film
	The Big Short	Adapted Screenplay
	Bridge of Spies	Actor in a Supporting Role
	The Danish Girl	Supporting Actress
	Ex Machina	Visual Effects
	The Hateful Eight	Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original score)
	Inside Out	Animated Feature Film of the Year
	Mad Max: Fury Road	Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing
	The Revenant	Cinematography, Directing, Actor in a Leading Role
	Room	Actress in a Leading Role
	Son of Saul	Foreign Language Film of the Year
	Spectre	Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original song)
	Spotlight	Original Screenplay, Motion Picture of the Year

You can catch some of the winning and nominated movies still playing in some theaters, so check out the listing above or the Academy Award® Winners and Nominees page in Now Showing for a complete run-down of those that are still playing.

Many of the movies are also available on home video, or will be coming out in the next few weeks. Check out the following links to see what's available in your desired format:

• Blu-ray -- Amazon.com
• DVD -- Amazon.com
• Amazon Video - Oscar Nominees and Winners - Past and Present
• iTunes Streaming